reduce

Significado (Inglés)

1. To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
2. To lose weight.
3. To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
4. To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
5. To bring to an inferior state or condition.
6. To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
7. To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
8. To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
9. To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
10. To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
11. To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
12. To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
13. To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
14. To reform a line or column from (a square).
15. To strike off the payroll.
16. To annul by legal means.
17. (obsolete) To translate (a book, document, etc.).

Conceptos

reducir

disminuir

mermar

menguar

rebajar

achicar

encoger

contraer

acortar

empequeñecer

aminorar

bajar

limitar

cambiar

descontar

reducirse

abatir

adelgazar

cortar

desoxidar

transformar

desacredicusar

desacreditar

rayar

trazar una línea

aliñar

rebaja

apocar

cercenar

degradar

menoscabar

minorar

moderar

rebatir

disminuirse

escasear

estar escaso

faltar

no alcanzar para todos

hacer acortar

hacer empequeñecer

sojuzgar

eliminar

restringir

simplificar

bajar peso

enflaquecer

perder peso

aclarar

desleír

diluir

recortar

debilitar

editar

circunscribir

abreviar

compendiar

condensar

resumir

agotarse

desaparecer

convertirse

trasmutar

pulimentar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English reducen, from Old French reduire, from Latin redūcō (“reduce”); from re- (“back”) + dūcō (“lead”). See duke, and compare with redoubt.